Matron for General Paediatrics | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Matron for General Paediatrics to oversee high-quality, patient-centred care. The role involves managing various paediatric services, providing leadership to nursing staff, and ensuring operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have significant nursing leadership experience and a commitment to excellent patient care. Flexible working options and career development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits including Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Senior nursing leader experience required.
• Commitment to delivering excellent patient care.
• Clinical credibility within General Paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee high-quality, effective paediatric care.
• Manage operational aspects of various paediatric services.
• Ensure care plans are assessed and evaluated.
• Maintain transparent communication within the ward team.
• Provide leadership and line management for nursing staff.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Matron for General Paediatrics to lead our paediatric services with excellence. As a senior nursing leader, you will oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring clinical standards, staff development, and operational efficiency.

We are absolutely committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our hospitals. We are looking for people who are committed to delivering excellent patient care and who take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, customers and colleagues with respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management responsibility for the following areas and oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers:
  • Great Western Ward
  • Paediatric Outpatient Services across St Mary’s and Hammersmith sites
  • General Paediatrics and Day Surgery
• As a key member of a multi‑professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure that patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence based procedural documents.
• Maintain local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Be clinically credible within the sphere of work – General Paediatrics.
• Provide continuous responsibility and visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025.